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Friday, October 19, 2012

Long time, no time. My apologies. There will be some more book reviews coming, but not until sometime in November.

I am posting this via my mobile app. Not sure how to entirely use this, but as long as text will post, the blog will happen. I was looking at certain mobile apps that teach people American Sign Language. There were some made by people I recognize from DVD programe, etc. Others just looked flat-out awful. For the most part, I have to say I'm disappointed with what's out there.

One app description actually claimed that American Sign Language is a language for people who cannot speak or hear. My first thought was "Really? Only for those who can't speak or hear?" So, from one perspective it came off as this is something for those who are disabled. I don't know, it must just be the CODA in me, but that's a ridicuklous statement. If that's their approach and understanding to Deaf people and ASL I am scared to see what's inside.

This did get me thinking about other things, though. First, I need to do something to put something correct about ASL and Deaf awareness in the app pool. I'm thinking its about time I learn to develop my own apps and get them out there. This needs to happen. The current available apps for the most part, are giving Deaf culture and ASL a bad reputation. So I'm going to try and bend the curve the other way. Besides, the next best thing to a Deaf person making a good quality ASL app is to have a native ASL signing CODA do it. Perhaps there can be an app for other things, too. Time to brainstorm!

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Deafinitions:

deaf: lacking or deficient in the sense of hearing. (Merriam-Webster)

Deaf: a deaf person who is culturally deaf and uses sign langauge to communicate. Not in any dictionary I can find. Let's add it! (Fraser Deafinition)

CODA: a child of Deaf parent/s. For most of us, sign language is our native language, and what makes us so weird and wonderful! (Fraser Deafinition)

In other words.... "What? You're deaf? Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that...", or the other 18 million examples of this I can think of right now. Please, if you see this, stomp it out! And can we please put this word in the English dictionary. The practice of it is older than the written word for cryin' out loud!!!!!